Some of my fondest memories of elementary school have to do with FIELD TRIPS. The Science Center and the Aquarium in Seattle were a guaranteed good time, even though it seems like we went every year. The best school trip by far was a week spent on Orcas Island (one of the San Juan islands) in the 6th grade, where my classmates and I had as much fun as you can legally have when you're 12 years old.

I still enjoy going on day/weekend trips (which my friend and I call field trips, hence the reminiscing above) and sometimes I remember to take my camera...

•Tulips in Mt. Vernon — we go almost every year [04/01]

•Edmonds/Kingston ferry [05/01]

•Bremerton — where I grew up [06/01 & 12/01]

•Cape Flattery — the NW point of the contiguous U.S. [04/02]

•Train ride to Seattle — Pioneer Square [08/02]

•Day trip to Seattle — In search of... yarn and blues [09/02]

•Deception Pass — enchiladas, cheesecake, and a sunset [10/02]

•Seattle Japanese Garden — turtles and ducks and koi, oh my! [05/03]

•Safeco Field, Seattle Mariners vs Texas Rangers — Maybe they were hyp-no-tized? [07/03]

•Karma Place Japanese Garden (Bow, WA) — [04/04] coming soon